બેઠક Bethak

પારધી બન્યો સત્સંગી, ભાલે તિલક નિશાની, ભગવાં પેહેર્યાં, કંઠી બાંધી, એ રાખ સૈલી ને વાની.

pāradhī banyō satsaṁgī, bhālē tilaka niśānī, bhagavāṁ pēhēryāṁ, kaṁṭhī bāṁdhī, ē rākha sailī nē vānī.

Literally
The hunter became a devotee, with a mark on his forehead, wearing saffron robes and beads; this is just a disguise.
What it means
A person's outward religious appearance does not necessarily reflect their true character.

Also said as

  • પારધી બન્યો સત્સંગી, ભાલે તિલક નિશાની,
  • ભગવાં પેહેર્યાં, કંઠી બાંધી, એ રાખ સૈલી ને વાની.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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